# dearc
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish dercaid (“to look at, behold”), denominal from Old Irish derc (“eye, face”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dʲaɾˠk/

### Verb

dearc (present analytic dearcann, future analytic dearcfaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearctha)
* to regard (look upon in a given way), consider (assign some quality to) [with ar and mar ‘as’]
* to behold, look
* to look at [with ar]

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | dearcaim | dearcann tú; dearcair$^†$ | dearcann sé, sí | dearcaimid | dearcann sibh | dearcann siad; dearcaid$^†$ | a dhearcann; a dhearcas / a ndearcann* | dearctar |
| indicative | past | dhearc mé; dhearcas | dhearc tú; dhearcais | dhearc sé, sí | dhearcamar; dhearc muid | dhearc sibh; dhearcabhair | dhearc siad; dhearcadar | a dhearc / ar dhearc* | dearcadh |
| indicative | past habitual | dhearcainn / ndearcainn‡‡ | dhearctá / ndearctá‡‡ | dhearcadh sé, sí / ndearcadh sé, sí‡‡ | dhearcaimis; dhearcadh muid / ndearcaimis‡‡; ndearcadh muid‡‡ | dhearcadh sibh / ndearcadh sibh‡‡ | dhearcaidís; dhearcadh siad / ndearcaidís‡‡; ndearcadh siad‡‡ | a dhearcadh / a ndearcadh* | dhearctaí / ndearctaí‡‡ |
| future | future | dearcfaidh mé; dearcfad | dearcfaidh tú; dearcfair$^†$ | dearcfaidh sé, sí | dearcfaimid; dearcfaidh muid | dearcfaidh sibh | dearcfaidh siad; dearcfaid$^†$ | a dhearcfaidh; a dhearcfas / a ndearcfaidh* | dearcfar |
| conditional | conditional | dhearcfainn / ndearcfainn‡‡ | dhearcfá / ndearcfá‡‡ | dhearcfadh sé, sí / ndearcfadh sé, sí‡‡ | dhearcfaimis; dhearcfadh muid / ndearcfaimis‡‡; ndearcfadh muid‡‡ | dhearcfadh sibh / ndearcfadh sibh‡‡ | dhearcfaidís; dhearcfadh siad / ndearcfaidís‡‡; ndearcfadh siad‡‡ | a dhearcfadh / a ndearcfadh* | dhearcfaí / ndearcfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go ndearca mé; go ndearcad$^†$ | go ndearca tú; go ndearcair$^†$ | go ndearca sé, sí | go ndearcaimid; go ndearca muid | go ndearca sibh | go ndearca siad; go ndearcaid$^†$ | — | go ndearctar |
| subjunctive | past | dá ndearcainn | dá ndearctá | dá ndearcadh sé, sí | dá ndearcaimis; dá ndearcadh muid | dá ndearcadh sibh | dá ndearcaidís; dá ndearcadh siad | — | dá ndearctaí |
| imperative | imperative | dearcaim | dearc | dearcadh sé, sí | dearcaimis | dearcaigí; dearcaidh$^†$ | dearcaidís | — | dearctar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | dearcadh | dearcadh | dearcadh | dearcadh | dearcadh | dearcadh | dearcadh | dearcadh |
| past participle | past participle | dearctha | dearctha | dearctha | dearctha | dearctha | dearctha | dearctha | dearctha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dercaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ “dearc”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dearcaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 230
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʲɛɾçkʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish derc.

#### Noun

dearc f (genitive singular dearc, plural dearcan)
* berry
* a genus of pterosaur during the jurassic period

##### Synonyms

* sùbh

##### Derived terms

* dearc na sùla (“apple of the eye”)
* dearc-aitinn (“juniper berry”)
* dearc-dharaich (“acorn”)
* dearc-eighinn (“ivy berry”)
* dearc-fhìona (“grape; crowberry”)
* dearc-Fhrangach (“red or white currant”)
* dearc-fhraoich
* dearc-fithich (“crowberry”)
* dearc-iubhair (“yew berry”)
* dearc-ola (“olive”)
* dearc-roide (“bogmyrtle berry”)
* dearc-ubhal (“oak-apple”)
* dearcag
* lus nan dearc (“bilberry, blueberry”)
* preas nan dearc (“berry bush”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish erc.

#### Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)
* speckled or striped animal, especially lizards and reptiles but also bees, wasps etc.

##### Derived terms

* dearc-luachrach

### Etymology 3

From Old Irish derc.

#### Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)
* (obsolete, anatomy) eye
    Synonym: sùil
* opening, cavity

#### Verb

dearc (past dhearc, future dearcaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearcte)
* behold, observe closely, examine
* fix one's mind on